Word Meaning 冠婚葬祭

かんこんそうさい kankonsousai

冠婚葬祭 is read as かんこんそうさい (kankonsousai) and means important ceremonial occasions in family relationships.

Meaning

English

important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

Reading

Kana

かんこんそうさい

Romaji

kankonsousai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 6392 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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葬祭

そうさい

funerals and ceremonial occasions

神葬祭

しんそうさい

Shinto funeral ceremony

冠

かん

first verse of a haikai, etc.

冠水

かんすい

being covered with water (i.e. in a flood)

冠動脈

かんどうみゃく

coronary artery

冠状

かんじょう

coronary

冠位十二階

かんいじゅうにかい

first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)

冠大会

かんむりたいかい

sports competition sponsored by a business enterprise

冠輪動物上門

かんりんどうぶつじょうもん

Lophotrochozoa (superphylum of protostome animals)

冠不全

かんふぜん

coronary insufficiency

冠輪動物

かんりんどうぶつ

lophotrochozoan

雛祭

ひなまつり

Hinamatsuri (March 3)

Example Sentences

日本では冠婚葬祭の礼儀が大切です。

にほんではかんこんそうさいのれいぎがたいせつです。

In Japan, etiquette for ceremonial occasions is very important.